Leishmaniases and the Cyprus Paradox

dc.contributor.author	Μαζερής, Απόστολος	el
dc.contributor.author	Σωτηριάδου, Καίτη	el
dc.contributor.author	Dedet, Jean-Pierre	fr
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-16T09:51:08Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-16T09:51:08Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-16
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1365
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2829906/	en
dc.title	Leishmaniases and the Cyprus Paradox	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
heal.classification	Veterinary medicine--Practice
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85075923
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010117783
heal.identifier.secondary	doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0282
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	ΤΕΙ Αθήνας. Σχολή Τεχνολογικών Εφαρμογών. Τμήμα Πολιτικών Μηχανικών Τ.Ε. και Μηχανικών Τοπογραφίας και Γεωπληροφορικής Τ.Ε	el
heal.publicationDate	2010
heal.abstract	In Cyprus, leishmaniasis has been considered exclusively a veterinary problem. It was prevalent before 1945, and until its recent reemergence, it was nearly eradicated by 1996 as a consequence of the destruction of reservoir hosts and vectors. A survey carried out to provide an unbiased estimate of current transmission rates in dogs and humans showed a 9-fold increase in dog seroprevalence (reaching 14.9%) compared with 10 years ago. However, no human cases caused by Leishmania infantum were detected, although L. donovani cases were reported recently. The 62 strains iso- lated from dogs were typed as L. infantum MON-1 (98.4%), which is the predominating zymodeme in the Mediterranean region, and MON-98 (1.6%). The Phlebotomus species P. tobbi (vector of L. infantum in Cyprus), P. galilaeus , and P. papatasi were the predominant species captured. Two transmission cycles seem to run in parallel in Cyprus: in dogs with L. infantum and in humans with L. donovani .	en
heal.publisher	The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	en
heal.journalName	The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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